culture
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Three initiatives that are helping to address the global knowledge imbalance
They are the Citing Africa podcast series, Wuṉḏaŋarr Yolŋu Gurruṯu (Strong Yolŋu Families) resource, and 2019 International Year of Indigenous…
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What is organisational culture, anyway?
Unfortunately, managers often endorse a "better culture" without ever defining what that means.
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Case study of cultural differences in KM: Islamic Knowledge Management (IKM) (part 2)
This second part of a two-part series reviews papers discussing the implications of Islamic Knowledge Management (IKM) for human capital…
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Case study of cultural differences in KM: Islamic Knowledge Management (IKM) (part 1)
The way in which knowledge is classified by a society will determine the ways in which that society uses knowledge.
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How to build successful multi-cultural teams
Developing multi-cultural teams can yield tremendous results, but it needs careful management in order to get it right.
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Cultural perceptions of activity levels
When you rely on self-reported data, you’re not only relying on people to share a common understanding of survey terms,…
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Part of what Australians think is good leadership, might just be Anglo traits
Some leadership attributes, like being trustworthy or encouraging, are viewed the same way in all cultures but there are other…
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How knowledge about different cultures is shaking the foundations of psychology
Psychological phenomena have long been thought of as universal. But it turns out scientists may have been blinded by their…
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Appropriate consideration of cultural differences in knowledge management (part 2)
This second part of a two-part series gives suggestions that can help to facilitate the successful adoption of KM initiatives…
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Brain power
Appropriate consideration of cultural differences in knowledge management (part 1)
A recent article asserts that "There are real cultural barriers in the Chinese culture [to KM]”. Is this conclusion appropriate?